Day Trip from Milan to the Certosa and Pavia, the town to be discovered

Pavia is famous for being one of the oldest university cities in Italy, opened in the XIV century. Life seems to flow peacefully in this small town where the rhythm is marked by the wheels of the bicycles whizzing along the cobbled streets of the historic city centre. The ancient University was opened in the XIV, and it is one of the most ancient in Europe still open. Alessandro Volta and Albert Einstein passed through the courtyards of his University, that's why Pavia is wisdom, pride and tradition. You'll also visit the splendid Certosa of Pavia which is located not far from the town. This is a shrine of arts, as it is the mausoleum of the Visconti family. During a light walk you'll see some of historical churches, that if they are open you can see also from inside. The most famous basilica is St. Pietro in Ciel d'Oro where you can admire 14th century Gothic Ark where St. Augustine rests is kept. Emperor Frederick I Hohenstaufen called Barbarossa was instead crowned inside the Basilica of St Michele